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Copied from the Daily times online edition.

Juju forces teams to play with 10
BY PETER KANJERE
08:49:37 - 15 May 2007


For the first time in the country's football history, fears of juju forced Moyale Barracks and hosts Dwangwa United to play with 10 players each for the entire second half in a TNM Super League match played at Chitowe on Sunday.
It all reportedly started in the first half when visiting Moyale realised that Dwangwa's 11 player Winter Mpota was outside the field of play and only entered the pitch when the full squad for the visitors hand marched onto the pitch.
Suspicious of the hosts' behaviour, Moyale also followed suit at the start of the second half when they instructed their midfielder Charles Kamanga to stay outside the field of play, waiting for Dwangwa's Mpota to enter first.
To the surprise of the sizeable crowd, Mpota never entered the pitch and Moyale's Kamanga also stayed put, forcing referee A. Maseko to proceed with game with both teams featuring 10 men each.
The Mzuzu-based soldiers were then leading 2-1 through Kamanga and Gift Kadam'manja's first half strikes while Dwangwa had only scored, courtesy of Beyard Wazili also in the opening half.
Moyale's general secretary and acting team manager Lieutenant Precious Gausi Monday confirmed the development, saying both teams were hesitant to field their respective 11th player due to juju fears.
"One of our players alerted us that Dwangwa have a funny habit of delaying in fielding their 11th player unless all players for the visiting field have entered the pitch, so we agreed that we should also delay ours in the second half, to dilute the juju," Gausi said.
"We told Kamanga to stay behind and wait for the Dwangwa player [Mpota] to go in first but this never happened and we ended up playing with 10 men each the entire second half."
Moyale had hung on to win the match despite having Kadamm'anja red carded later in the game after he was adjudged to have slapped a Dwangwa defender following a collision with the hosts' keeper.
Dwangwa coach Lloyd Nkhwazi Monday admitted that he featured only 10 players after the break but he insisted that it was Moyale who started the funny practice.
We just followed suit after Moyale had held back their player due to the juju beliefs, which visiting teams have that we use juju at Chitowe but there is no grain of truth in this, said Nkhwazi, whose side had beaten Big Bullets 2-0 the previous day .
Super League of Malawi general secretary William Banda said they would wait for the referee's report to determine whether to follow up the matter.
Some five years ago, one of Big Bullets players played the second half with his shorts turned inside out in the second half of a Super League match at Kamuzu Stadium, believing that could be a charm for him to score.
In yet other incidents, teams have refused to use the entrance to the dressing rooms at soccer venues in fear of juju while other clubs have climbed fences instead of the usual gates to the pitch, fearing juju.
It is funny that Africans football circles entertain juju yet no national team have ever won the World Cup using such beliefs.

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Why did the acting team manager Gausi choose Kamanga out of 10 players  to dilute the juju? It means the barracks guys they were well equipped too, thats their style. Thumba la tambe amamatsula ndi tambe yemwe. Noone is to blame. Why not help the Malawi national team then. Mwina mzungu 'coach' wathu sangalore zimenezo. We can win the world cup then.confused



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zochititsa manyazi kwambiri. i even remember when we were at primary school and we had an inter-class match. one of the boys would always bring something to help out on the field (khini) it is truly sad but it will never stop.

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This is indeed sad. What is even more sad is the fact that the ref let the match go on. Unless a player has been red carded the beautiful game has to be played with 11 men from each side. They should be playing quidditch. Magic allowed.

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true, but we have to bear in mind that the ref was caught in a quagmire, unfortunately the game had to go on. harsh realities of life. maybe next time he will handle the situation better.

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TJ wrote:

This is indeed sad. What is even more sad is the fact that the ref let the match go on. Unless a player has been red carded the beautiful game has to be played with 11 men from each side. They should be playing quidditch. Magic allowed.




 Wrong with seven men apiece u can start the game.



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zochititsa manyazi kwambiri. i even remember when we were at primary school and we had an inter-class match. one of the boys would always bring something to help out on the field (khini) it is truly sad but it will never stop.




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The Juju works all the time and its used world over, ask Fergurson and Mourinho. they have used juju to conquer other teams. Sometimes u find these african players travelling a lot to and from africa just to get the latest of juju, and this is evidenced by Drogba who had to travel back to africa 48hrs b4 the FA cup final - and they won against the best team of the day!

Infact Liverpool has already sent its high delegates to East Africa while AC Milan have opted to get the best of juju from South American for the UEFA final show down this coming wednesday!

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Aleast the European teams juju (if it all theres any) is done is secret but not in Malawi. Some teams go to the extend of urinating (kukoza) on the goal posts in broad daylight and you tend to wonder what kind of Singanga would prescribe such a thing.

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BlackMoses wrote:

The Juju works all the time and its used world over, ask Fergurson and Mourinho. they have used juju to conquer other teams. Sometimes u find these african players travelling a lot to and from africa just to get the latest of juju, and this is evidenced by Drogba who had to travel back to africa 48hrs b4 the FA cup final - and they won against the best team of the day!

Infact Liverpool has already sent its high delegates to East Africa while AC Milan have opted to get the best of juju from South American for the UEFA final show down this coming wednesday!



Tell the truth and expose lies. Dont get over-excited over certain materials.



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You should just have asked for evidence, and i would have readly provided it. Because, ''knowing things in life has never been an assumption".

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You should just have asked for evidence, and i would have readly provided it. Because, ''knowing things in life has never been an assumption".



The former England manager, Glenn Hoddle, is renowned for hiring a female faith healer to help his players in France 1998 World Cup. Of course we can now say everyone has their own versions of lucky charms but ours has little or no relevance to sports. I have done it and gone through it as there is usually a lot at stake on these games and everyone is willing to do whatever it takes to win. However, the superior, well-trained, and well-prepared team will always win and that has been it period. Thats what we should always teach to our young talented , potential and very aspiring footy children. I have always respected the universal law of harvest that implies , you can only reap what you sow. Come on brethren , look at those skills , speed, accuracy and intelligence of the likes of Thierry Henry, Seedorf, Kaka , Mikel , Etoo, Zidane, ,,,, Beckham cant ever be the product of juju. They are products of natural potentials developed over years of commitment and self-discipline. Today's football has gone beyond trust or believing in juju. When you bend it like David Beckman the sky is your limit so dont blab about it Blackmooo.



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There you are. You have provided the proof that Juju exists in that other world! only that out in that other world its called by different names i.e Belief or faith. I mean having faith in ones prowess in achieving whats required in any other discipline like football in this case.

i understand that in some cases, because akuchekera ''Nsemphano" you tend to travel during the night in bad neighbourhoods or country side with the belief and faith that all those thugs wont be on this particular road because you are protected by Nsemphano. What it simply means is that even if the khini is not working but the fact you used it you tend to believe in its capabilities and approaching the game with a positive mind.

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I remember having played a much vital role towards Mzuni FC promotion to the Super League some years back. Despite the fact that this was a club of academicians , our officials had great faith and beliefs in juju men from our coachs home , Nkhata . We always travelled in the company of a certain traditional medical doctor , he always never failed to surprise many wherever we went because he was on the bench with no specific open role. He always kept his hands on the knobs in his Lilemba controlling the pace of the ball. Very clever for sure. And before each game in the dressing room we could always form a huddle, and I think it was not what we could call witchcraft but an example of a certain form of ritual carried out. We washed our faces with heads-up from a basin filled with a concoction of a certain kind. We were handed some kind of a small pillow to put in the chin-guards. Once dressed up we were not allowed to hug or smooch our beloved ones until after we have surrendered the pillows 90 minutes later. I did not see no harm in it because we were not trying to hurt no one , it was simply a kind of necessitating uniformity. However, it never helped us because we were later on termed the whipping boys in the league despite having played fantastic game but conceded lots of goals. If anybody should wish to use witchcraft I don't see any problem no longer. We are on one hand obliged to respect the beliefs of these clubs in the Super League . Juju for many years has become part of the fabric within our lovely game. Unfortunately, due to cynicism and basic science, it can never be proven that it bears any influence on a match. We cant afford the science applied by the likes of Newcastles Sam Allardyce whose back-up team includes , Head Psychologist , Heads of sports science and medicine and the likes. .

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Quiet revealing and makes an interesting reading! So in total Mzuni FC was going into the field of play with 11 small pillows? very suffocating experience! So this old man who was always in Lilemba, do you still communicate with him? He might be just able to help the Flames, u never can tell!!

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Quiet revealing and makes an interesting reading! So in total Mzuni FC was going into the field of play with 11 small pillows? very suffocating experience! So this old man who was always in Lilemba, do you still communicate with him? He might be just able to help the Flames, u never can tell!!




and very interesting too,it shows in malawi we believe in it.If this can be done at Mzuni, a contituent college what more in Mulowe and Chapananga?



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Too true, POPE!

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then why do players grab their genitals when a penalty is about to be kicked, Kuteteza mpamba wa ana and their wives kapena part of juju?

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then why do players grab their genitals when a penalty is about to be kicked, Kuteteza mpamba wa ana and their wives kapena part of juju?





Assuming that:
1. You are male, and 2. You have played soccer before, the answer to your question should be clear and self explanatory. It has nothing to do with juju.

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bingiza, to answer your question, i would say it never worked because when we had a draw the supplier will say there was conflict of powers and there will be another excuse when we lost.

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I remember having played a much vital role towards Mzuni FC promotion to the Super League some years back. Despite the fact that this was a club of academicians , our officials had great faith and beliefs in juju men from our coachs home , Nkhata . We always travelled in the company of a certain traditional medical doctor , he always never failed to surprise many wherever we went because he was on the bench with no specific open role. He always kept his hands on the knobs in his Lilemba controlling the pace of the ball. Very clever for sure. And before each game in the dressing room we could always form a huddle, and I think it was not what we could call witchcraft but an example of a certain form of ritual carried out. We washed our faces with heads-up from a basin filled with a concoction of a certain kind. We were handed some kind of a small pillow to put in the chin-guards. Once dressed up we were not allowed to hug or smooch our beloved ones until after we have surrendered the pillows 90 minutes later. I did not see no harm in it because we were not trying to hurt no one , it was simply a kind of necessitating uniformity. However, it never helped us because we were later on termed the whipping boys in the league despite having played fantastic game but conceded lots of goals. If anybody should wish to use witchcraft I don't see any problem no longer. We are on one hand obliged to respect the beliefs of these clubs in the Super League . Juju for many years has become part of the fabric within our lovely game. Unfortunately, due to cynicism and basic science, it can never be proven that it bears any influence on a match. We cant afford the science applied by the likes of Newcastles Sam Allardyce whose back-up team includes , Head Psychologist , Heads of sports science and medicine and the likes. .





Interesting perspective. But as you and Studa correctly point out, the effectiveness of juju is impossible to verify. At what point do you decide that your teams talent and not the juju carried the day? Whether your team is so far beyond redemption, no amount of juju can save it (a bit like Arsenal)? That juju works, but the talent of the person administering it is a factor (i.e. the team with the best witchdoctor is more likely to win)? If juju has an effect, I suspect it's just psychological; that the players faith in it gives them a confidence boost when they use it, making it more likely that they'll win. Not unlike home ground advantage. But who knows? Maybe there is a huge but secret international market for the transfer of team witchdoctors out there, and Malawian teams always lose because they can't afford the good ones.

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If juju has an effect, I suspect it's just psychological; that the players faith in it gives them a confidence boost when they use it, making it more likely that they'll win. Not unlike home ground advantage. But who knows? Maybe there is a huge but secret international market for the transfer of team witchdoctors out there, and Malawian teams always lose because they can't afford the good ones.

-- Edited by awmygawd at 20:03, 2007-05-24


awmy,
some jujus can be so powerful that make wonders even to the user. but all in all,it has to side with your faith.Theres some dangling knobs on most kids chest in the villages to protect them from ssicknesses including malaria,doesnt it work?




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POPE,
You talk of dangling knobs on most kids' chest. I will tell you thats minor, where i frequently travel to, and being an adventurous character, i have seen some women wearing beads (mikanda) around thier waist (nchiwuno). This is also a part of belief and faith.

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mikanda on womens' waist is used for sexual purposes i once had a girl friend who used to wear them. i really liked it. every time i touched her waist i got sexually aroused. some times i now still miss her. but i doubt if it has anything to do with Juju.

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Here we go again. "We played well, but we lost". Imagine it! The mini Castle cup tournement involving the four teams (SA, Mauritious, Malawi and Swaziland) which took place over the weekend in Mbabane, Malawi came last.
Everybody at FAM including its President gives the impression as if Malawi has already qualified for 2010 World Cup, yet we are failing to tick at a regional touneyment. Yet we are being outplayed with lowly teams such as Swaziland and Mauritious. Shame! What a disgrace!



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Once again its these so called great players who we trust with crucial things like penalties talk of Moses Chavula, Joseph Kamwendo and Allan Kamanga.

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Maybe we should try bowling

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-- Edited by abuhakim at 16:31, 2007-05-28

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Maybe we should try bowling

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-- Edited by abuhakim at 16:31, 2007-05-28



Mwinadi bowling amweyo paja kale tinkapanga chandamale.Zafikapa olo Sir alex ferguson kapena  Jose mourinho flames singawinebe.



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